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The Jesse Owens Incident

A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)
A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

In this section, we really get our first definite taste of how Hitler's policies affect the people, specifically the convoluted views of Alex Steiner. -What do you make of these "contradictory politics?" How do these views reflect on Alex Steiner? On the German people overall?

"On the way home, Mr. Steiner decided to talk politics with the boy as best he could. Only in the years ahead would Rudy understand it all - when it was too late to bother understanding anything." -What do you make of this quote? Why is it eventually "too late to bother understanding anything?"

Rudy shows great devotion to a black American Olympian in this section, going so far as to paint himself black with charcoal and run pretend Olympic races in the middle of the night. -Is there any significance in his pretending to be someone else, or is it simply a child's fantasy?

As always, any other comments are welcome.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.